President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield coordinate the signing of administrative documents that Butterfield had been holding. Due to the President's immediate need to depart, they finalize a plan for Nixon to review and sign the materials in the Oval Office shortly thereafter. Butterfield agrees to facilitate the process by meeting the President while he is en route.
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 5:57 pm to 5:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-46
Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 5:57 pm - 5:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Items for signature
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